Daniel Uttelbach has been appointed to the Management Board of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG effective 1 January 2015. As executive vice president he will be in charge of Sales & Technology for the Group.

Prior to his appointment to the Management Board, Mr Uttelbach worked as Vice President Sales & Technology. Previously, he was Vice President Account Management and has thus been leading KHD’s global sales activities for the last several years.

"His excellent understanding of the global cement industry combined with a deep insight in proposal management have been key success factors in winning major cement projects for the KHD Group," the company said in a statement.

In November 2013 Mr Uttelbach also took over the global responsibility for Research & Development, Product Management, Process Technology and Engineering.